How do you people without the glass roof do it?
5/6/11, 10:16 PM
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I haven't had a glare problem on the instrument panel. There have only been a couple of times when I have deployed the shade while driving, just when the sun was overhead in just the right position so that it was in my eyes, behind the sunglasses lens.
5/6/11, 10:20 PM
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In the rare instance that the sun is in just the right position that it is neither covered by my sunglasses nor behind my head, I simply slide the shade closed. Problem solved. I open it again when the sun is no longer there. It is easy to reach the slide from the driver's seat.
5/7/11, 06:56 AM
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Verts lose chassis rigidity, add road noise, and add many leak points down the road.
Non-glass roof cars feel very claustrophobic inside.
28lbs is the weight of your arm, and based on most of your 5,000 calorie-a-day diets, you could probably stand to lose 28 lbs yourself, fatty.
Non-glass roof cars feel very claustrophobic inside.
28lbs is the weight of your arm, and based on most of your 5,000 calorie-a-day diets, you could probably stand to lose 28 lbs yourself, fatty.
If I had to do it again, I would definitely NOT get a 'vert (even tho I DO like the vert's roof line both open and closed, and I LOVE my 'vert). I don't think it's been worth the $5K to me. Whether I'd get a glass roof or not is debatable, but I doubt I would.
Haven't seen it mentioned yet, but on the topic of value retention I think the 'vert will retain more of its $5K premium than the $2K glass roof does since it's listed as a separate model in KBB and NADA. The glass roof, being an option on the regular car will diminish in added value until 5 or 6 years down the road when the price guides will give you nothing for it. Still I think it'd be an attractive feature to a buyer.
5/7/11, 03:41 PM
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And to answer your question...My Ford dealership did the QDC TSB with no questions asked.
5/7/11, 04:26 PM
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I've had t-tops for the last fifteen years on GM F-bodies and I don't recommend them. Even without the leaks (which I was fortunate enough to avoid), they are just a bother to remove and stow for short trips. With my vert, I can have the top down in less than 15 seconds without leaving the driver's seat. Even better, I can put it back up in the same time when that Florida "liquid sunshine" comes along.
5/8/11, 12:23 PM
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I like the glass roof, and would enjoy it if I had it... It is very rare on dealer stock cars, and other items on my list had higher priorities...
If I had ordered from Ford, would have spec'd it if it was in the $500-$700 range... I don't see $2k worth of added value
If I had ordered from Ford, would have spec'd it if it was in the $500-$700 range... I don't see $2k worth of added value
5/8/11, 02:21 PM
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I think for most people it is cost. If I thought I could have swung it, I would have gotten the glass roof and the nav package. So I got the really important stuff, Brembos and 3.73s. Some of us don't have unlimited funds!
5/8/11, 02:41 PM
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I respectfully submit that if you're upside down on the I 10 at 130, perhaps your selection of option packages isn't your biggest faux pas when it comes to decision making.....I'm just saying!
5/8/11, 02:55 PM
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In fact, if you have a glass roof and it shatters in a rollover that lands the car on the side or right side up but the doors are FUBAR'd, extrication out the top would be much easier.
5/8/11, 04:40 PM
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I really liked the look and feel of the glass roof, but I ruled it out based on cost and climate. I wouldn't be able to enjoy the sun for much of the year living in the pacific northwest, and then I told myself "plus it adds weight."
I'm so busted on this too. I've actually changed my diet and lifestyle since I got my '11 last summer, so far I've lost 25lbs. Not a whole lot over that long a period of time, but I like to think of it as a constant driver-mod in progress. 
Originally Posted by hawkeye18
28lbs is the weight of your arm, and based on most of your 5,000 calorie-a-day diets, you could probably stand to lose 28 lbs yourself, fatty.
I'm so busted on this too. I've actually changed my diet and lifestyle since I got my '11 last summer, so far I've lost 25lbs. Not a whole lot over that long a period of time, but I like to think of it as a constant driver-mod in progress.
5/8/11, 08:11 PM
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+1, and if you have your seatbelt on it doesnt matter what the roof made of both have exact same rollover rating!
5/8/11, 08:21 PM
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It was cost with me, I love my car the way it is and it's msrp was touching 39000 so I gave up the glass and the comfort along with rear view cam to keep it under the 40 mark
5/9/11, 03:01 AM
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For me it just doesn't seem "Mustang". Nothing against anyone that has one, or any of the other comfort/convenience options. The Mustang has gone a long way with the options you can get from the factory which I think is a huge plus. But as far as my Mustang, it got what I needed. Brembo brakes, 3.55 gears and leather interior. Either way it's just personal preference, I actually kind of miss the semi-cramped interior of my '90 Ford Probe GT.
5/9/11, 08:19 AM
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I would have gotten a sunroof if it was an option. I didn't go with the glass roof mostly because my sister had a large tree limb fall on her car (steel roof) while driving, she didn't get hurt but when i saw the glass roof option for the Mustang........This ordeal keeps crossing my mind.